Gov. Paul LePage discussed the state of Maine's paper industry at his town hall meeting in Mexico Tuesday night.Mexico sits just across the Androscoggin River from Rumford's Catalyst Paper Mill. The news of Madison's paper mill shutting down in May has many area residents worried about the future of the industry.LePage said for the mills to survive, they have to convert machinery to produce more profitable paper products, such as tissue."We have Verso in Jay, we have Catalyst here in the Rumford and Mexico area. I think they are phenomenal companies, and important that we work with them and keep them here. We have to keep those mills alive, we have to keep those mills working."He also blamed their demise on the state's high energy costs, saying legislators need to to loosen regulations.The governor's town hall lacked the frequent interruptions from hecklers at past meetings.

MEXICO, Maine —

Gov. Paul LePage discussed the state of Maine's paper industry at his town hall meeting in Mexico Tuesday night.

Mexico sits just across the Androscoggin River from Rumford's Catalyst Paper Mill. The news of Madison's paper mill shutting down in May has many area residents worried about the future of the industry.

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LePage said for the mills to survive, they have to convert machinery to produce more profitable paper products, such as tissue.

"We have Verso in Jay, we have Catalyst here in the Rumford and Mexico area. I think they are phenomenal companies, and [it's] important that we work with them and keep them here. We have to keep those mills alive, we have to keep those mills working."

He also blamed their demise on the state's high energy costs, saying legislators need to to loosen regulations.

The governor's town hall lacked the frequent interruptions from hecklers at past meetings.